Multiple people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, including one person who was air-lifted to Portland, after a chemical explosion in Detroit, Maine. Police, fire, and emergency officials were called to North Agriculture Sales around 1 p.m. in response to the explosion.

Multiple people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, including one person who was air-lifted to Portland, after a chemical explosion in Detroit, Maine. Police, fire, and emergency officials were called to North Agriculture Sales around 1 p.m. in response to the explosion.

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Limington: A woman was flown to Maine Medical Center after a serious crash on Route 11, also known as Sokokis Avenue, in Limington, York County Sheriff Bill King said. Michelle Roberts, 24, of Greenwood, drifted across the centerline, striking Lester Williams, 34, of Saco.

Police were searching for a suspect in a jewelry robbery at M.A. Storck on Forest Avenue. Officers told WMTW News 8 the suspect smashed several glass cases and stole jewelry. Officer said the store owner cut his hand on the glass.

Multiple people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, including one person who was air-lifted to Portland, after a chemical explosion in Detroit, Maine. Police, fire, and emergency officials were called to North Agriculture Sales around 1 p.m. in response to the explosion.

A Windham man is behind bars after providing a fake name and prompting a police chase with Maine state troopers Monday. Police said Jason Gergler, 35, of Windham was pulled over by Trooper Patrick Flanagan on Washington street, a short distance from Portland's Eastern Promenade.

Police on both sides of the Androscoggin River late Thursday were searching for a suspect accused of robbing the Big Apple store. Police were called out shortly before 9 p.m. for the reported heist at the Main Street store. Lewiston police were called to watch their side of the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge as well as the foot bridge that spans the river between Bonney Park in Auburn and Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston.

Chelsea: A Washington man has died after crashing his car in Chelsea early Monday morning. Maine State Police said Craig MacMunn, 39, hit a utility pole and a rock embankment at the intersection of Route 17 and Windsor Road around 2 a.m.

A woman was taken to the hospital Monday night after being hit by a car while she was stopped to help another car that had struck a moose on Cummings Road, according to police. The first car hit a moose that had walked onto the road. The pedestrian, a woman in her 50s, stopped to help the driver, police said.

South China: Woman has been charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire at her home last month, officials said. Investigators said 65-year-old Rebecca Poulin started a fire in the living room of her Lakewood Drive home where she lived with her husband.

Rockland: A third incident involving a person in a van offering a student a ride home has been reported on the Mid Coast. Police said a female high school student was walking home from the University of Maine campus in Rockland when a man in a white van offered to give her a ride.

The driver who died in a crash in Biddeford was 18 years old. Police said speed was a factor in the crash that killed Thomas Behen of Biddeford late Thursday night. Their preliminary investigation found that he lost control while rounding a curve and ran into a tree.

Rockland: Three people were injured Thursday night when an explosion ripped a Wharf Street building. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in one person being flown by a LifeFlight helicopter to an unspecified medical burn center, according to Rockland Fire Chief Chris Whytock.

Westbrook: A woman was killed Tuesday night in a hit-and-run at the intersection of Route 25 and Stroudwater Street, according to police. The 51-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead on scene. - KETV